An interesting discussion on the topic of “Energy Storage and Resilience in Future Cities” raised awareness and increased the interest of more than 1000 participants in the Eilat-Eilot Renewable Energy Conference, which took place with the physical presence, between the 15^th and 16^th of December 2021. The team of Eilat-Eilot Municipalities participated in the conference and worked intensively to promote BERLIN reaching around 60 Israeli companies, while the rest of the audience came from both the private and public sectors and academia. One of the main topics of the roundtable discussion coordinated by Mr. Elad Topel, Eilat Smart City Project Manager as Chair, was the emerging technologies of microgrids, virtual power plants and more.

In this context BERLIN was considered as a role model in terms of how its results can be used further and exploited in a fruitful way. The BERLIN project appears to have an even stronger presence and prospect, since the Minister of Energy announced at her opening speech that government is freezing gas exploration for a year, it establishes a Renewable Energy division in the Ministry, and that the emphasis from now on it will be on renewable energy.

Finally, on the 14^th of December 2021, Mr. Avi Naim Project Manager participated in another relevant event entitled “Neighborhood cooling and energy resilience in cities” which was held online. There were more than 170 participants coming from different municipal authorities in Israel, who were informed about BERLIN activities and the potential of the project contributing to the target of building a sustainable future in Israel.

You can find more on Eilat-Eilot Renewable Energy Conference here: https://www.eilatenergy.org/